Nauru vs Vanuatu: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Nauru
87.17 per 100 people
in 2022
Vanuatu
89.29 per 100 people
in 2023
Nauru rank
162nd
Vanuatu rank
159th
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Nauru
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 89.29 per 100 people against 87.17 per 100 people in Nauru, a difference of 2.12 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Nauru ranks 162nd and Vanuatu ranks 159th of 212 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 4.16 per 100 people | 0.0593 per 100 people | 4.1 per 100 people | Nauru |
| 2000s | 13.3 per 100 people | 0.1896 per 100 people | 13.12 per 100 people | Nauru |
| 2010s | 77.65 per 100 people | 72.15 per 100 people | 5.5 per 100 people | Nauru |
| 2020s | 86.15 per 100 people | 81.9 per 100 people | 4.25 per 100 people | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Nauru or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 89.29 per 100 people against 87.17 per 100 people in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Nauru and Vanuatu?
- 2.12 per 100 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Vanuatu?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Nauru and Vanuatu rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Nauru ranks 162nd and Vanuatu ranks 159th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.